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Elsie Cleo Cooper 1902–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 July 1902

Birth Location: Woodward, Dallas, Iowa

Death Date: 10 Dec 1997

Death Location: Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA

Father: Charles Cooper

Mother: Gertrude Seitz

Spouse(s): Ralph Grimm

Children(s): Dorothy Grimm, Doris Grimm

Elsie Cleo Cooper was born in 1902 in Woodward, Dallas, Iowa, the child of Charles Everett Cooper And Gertrude Daisy Seitz. In 1905, Elsie Cleo Cooper resided in Boone, Iowa, United States. In 1910, Elsie Cleo Cooper resided in Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA. Elsie Cleo Cooper married Ralph Wesley Grimm, and had children including Doris M Grimm, Dorothy May Grimm. Elsie Cleo Cooper passed away in 1997 in Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Elsie Cleo Cooper was born in 1902 in Woodward, Dallas, Iowa, the child of Charles Everett Cooper And Gertrude Daisy Seitz.
  • In 1905, Elsie Cleo Cooper resided in Boone, Iowa, United States.
  • In 1910, Elsie Cleo Cooper resided in Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA.
  • Elsie Cleo Cooper married Ralph Wesley Grimm, and had children including Doris M Grimm, Dorothy May Grimm.
  • Elsie Cleo Cooper passed away in 1997 in Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Cooper
1882–1954
Birth Location: Odgen, Boone, Iowa
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Gertrude Seitz
1884–1969
Birth Location: Madrid, Iowa
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Spouses(s)

Ralph Grimm
1897–1967
Birth Location: Woodward, Dallas, Iowa
RG

Children(s)

Dorothy Grimm
1922–2014
Birth Location: Woodward, Dallas, Iowa, USA
DG
Doris Grimm
1922–2008
Birth Location: Woodward, Dallas, Iowa
DG

Elsie Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Cooper
1902–1997
Birth Place: Woodward, Dallas, Iowa
Parents
Charles Everett Cooper
1882–1954
Odgen, Boone, Iowa
Gertrude (Daisy) Seitz
1884–1969
Madrid, Iowa
Grandparents
Prentice Cooper
1847–1929
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Margaret (Rebecca) Ramsey
1857–1929
Boone, Boone, Iowa
Arthur (John) Seitz
1855–1930
Elgin, Kane, Illinois
Mary (Louise) Dorrell
1861–1943
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Freedom Cooper
1820–1893
Margaret Page
1827–1917
John Ramsey
1832–1911
Hester Paxton
1834–1906
Frederick Seitz
1825–1894
Mary Hamley
1830–1907
John Dorrell
1830–1899
Martha Pierce
1834–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Asa Cooper
1793–1876
Orpha Bennett
1799–1869
George Ramsey
1803–1881
Mary Kyle
1802–1886
William Paxton
1803–1897
Rebecca Bancroft
1803–1870
Johann Seitz
1781–1851
Margaretha Zaiser
1784–1851
James Dorrell
1799–1849
Eliza Wagner
1808–1902
Elisha Pearce
1810–1890
Sintha Pierce
1815–1892

Elsie Cooper's Descendants

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Elsie (Cleo) Cooper (24 July 1902–10 Dec 1997) m. Ralph (Wesley) Grimm (10 Oct 1897–2 Mar 1967)
  1. 1. Dorothy (May) Grimm 1922–2014 m. Roscoe (Glenn) Morrison 1912–2003
    1. 1. Roger (Lee) Morrison 1951–2023 m. Kathy Lorenz 1945–2021
  2. 2. Doris (M) Grimm 1922–2008 m. William (Matthew) Forret 1918–2004

Elsie Cooper's Timeline

8 Records

1902
24 July 1902
Birth of Elsie Cleo Cooper in Woodward, Dallas, Iowa
Woodward, Dallas, Iowa
1905
1905
Age 3
Elsie Cleo Cooper resided here in Boone, Iowa, United States
Boone, Iowa, United States
1910
1910
Age 8
Elsie Cleo Cooper resided here in Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
1915
1915
Age 13
Elsie Cleo Cooper resided here in Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 18
Elsie Cleo Cooper resided here in Des Moines, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Dallas, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Elsie Cleo Cooper resided here in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA
1997
6 Dec 1997
Age 95
Death of Elsie Cleo Cooper in Adel, Dallas, Iowa
Adel, Dallas, Iowa
1997
10 Dec 1997
Age 95
Burial of Elsie Cleo Cooper in Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 July 1902
    Event Place: Woodward, Dallas, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Des Moines, Dallas, Iowa
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cass, Boone, Iowa; Roll: T624_392; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374405
    [5] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 495 (Polk - Poweshiek)
    [6] Iowa State Census
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 7 Dec 1997; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America; ,0.29175094,0.6631151,0.472
    [9] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Boone, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Iowa State Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cass, Boone, Iowa; Roll: T624_392; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374405

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Cass, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Des Moines, Dallas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Des Moines, Dallas, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Adel, Dallas, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Adel
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 7 Dec 1997; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America; ,0.29175094,0.6631151,0.472

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Woodward , La.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 25 Jun 1921; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.6196213,0.38694924,0.66372395&xid=3356

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1997
    Event Place: Adel, Dallas, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 7 Dec 1997; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America; ,0.29175094,0.6631151,0.472
    [3] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1997
    Event Place: Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
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